Recession Odds Pick Up as Economists Cut Growth Estimates
via MSN: The likelihood of a U.S. recession in the next 12 months rose to 35% in an August survey of economists, from 31% forecast previously, as global trade tensions … Read more
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Rabobank: “Central Bankers & Key Economists Spread Blatantly Fake News”
via Zerohedge: Yesterday afternoon I was listening online to a UK radio host complaining about US President Donald Trump’s claim there were no protestors against him on his recent state … Read more
Why Are Arrogant Economists, Always so Sure They’re Right, Almost Always Wrong?
via ineteconomics: Economists should stop pretending to be scientists and go back to the core of the field—as a field of inquiry and way of thinking I think people in this … Read more
Top Economists Predict The Housing Crash Is Coming! Prepare For The Imminent Economic Collapse The Disaster Is Here – Elite Will Soon Prevent You Accessing Your Own Money!’
by Amy S. The Economic Doomsday is here. The second financial bubble is going to soon burst, and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. The Federal Reserve has set up … Read more
Bloomberg: Economists Downplay Indicators That Say U.S. Recession Is Coming
Bloomberg article tl;dr – Compared with hard economic data, [market-based models that predict recessions are] more forward-looking. But not only can markets get it wrong, they’re also prone to rapid … Read more
Business Insider: “German Economic Data so Bad Some Economists Think It’s Wrong”
via Business Insider: German industry went into a sudden and unexpected collapse in November. The data is so bad some economists think it might be wrong. Nonetheless, they agree that Germany … Read more
Economists, Who Almost Never Predict Recessions, Still Making the Same Mistakes
via Marketwatch: If you’re using economic indicators to determine your allocation to the stock market, you will most certainly be well behind the curve An Elliottwavetrader member attended the … Read more
The Establishment Must Undermine Alternative Economists As Crisis Unfolds
by Brandon Smith There is a notion within the mainstream media that certain economic indicators are unassailable; they never stop being reliable. The way they look at and report on the … Read more
Economists Think the Next U.S. Recession Could Begin in 2020
via Ben Leubsdorf The economic expansion that began in mid-2009 and already ranks as the second-longest in American history most likely will end in 2020 as the Federal Reserve raises interest … Read more
Most Economists and Market Pundits In De-nile – Walk Like an Egyptian
by Jesse “No regulatory penalties, no criminal indictments for fraud, no clawbacks, no prohibitions of bonuses at least during early phase of financial market recovery, all of this sticks in … Read more
How many economists does it take to identify 3 massive bubbles shown on a chart that goes back to the 1800’s published on the cover page of the WSJ?
via @MI_Investments: How many economists does it take to identify 3 massive bubbles shown on a chart that goes back to the 1800’s published on the cover page of the WSJ? … Read more
5 Key Ways Wall Street And Economists Think About The Yield Curve
via SUNNY OH An inverted yield curve has a strong record as a recession predictor The yield curve has captured Wall Street—and to a lesser extent Main Street’s—attention in recent weeks. And … Read more
Economists won’t predict the next crash – because they can’t
From Thorsten Polleit at Mises Wire: You get a lot of attention if you shout out things like “The stock market is about to collapse”, or “The US dollar crash is … Read more
Thinking Of Selling Your Home? Do It Before 2020, Economists Say
via JACOB PASSY Prospective home buyers these days are probably feeling pressure to lock in a deal quickly given skyrocketing home prices across most of the country. But those who wait a … Read more
Warren Buffett explains why he never listens to economists
by muhdshuaib Warren Buffett does not give much credence to financial market predictions from economists. “I don’t pay any attention to what economists say, frankly,” he said. Warren Buffett believes … Read more
1,100 Economists Warn That Trump Is Repeating One Of The Biggest Mistakes Of The Great Depression
via Bob Ryan More than 1,100 economists, including 14 Nobel laureates, urged President Donald Trump to reverse course on recent trade measures. The economists drew comparisons between the current tariff … Read more